Shaving-brush.



A, W. SKOWBO.

SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLICATION HLED 1AN.9,1915.

Patented June 15, 1915.

L143A5i.

scription of the invention. such as will ena-hle others skilled in theart to which it ap perta insto make and use the same.

his invention relates to new and useful iinprbveinents in shavingbrushes. and has for its principal object to provide afountainshavingbrush which is so constructed as to prevent waste of soap.

1 Another object of the invention is to provide a brush in, which thesoap is contained in the handleand is fed into the bristles ot the brushonly when in use and 'it is necessary that the brush be soaped. V

Adu-rther object of the vinvention is to provide a novel form of soapcontainer and feeding device for the brush which operates with ainininiurnamount of energy and which will not under any. circumstancesleak or become clogged or gummed.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe-novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully setforth in the following'specification and accompanying drawings, inwhich,

pFigurel is a view in'elevation of a shaving brush constructed inaccordance with this invention showing the same entirely inclosed .inits cover. Fig; 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the brush showingthe same with the cover removed. Fig. '3 is an end view; in elevationcfthe bristle cover, Figp i is anend view in elevation of the handleshowing the cover therefor removed, Fig. 5 is an end view of the bristleholder. and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the valve.

Referring'nowto the drawings by charactersof reference. the numeral 1designates as an entiretv'ashaving brush constructed inaccordance withthis invention comprising a cylindrical casing-2' whichi-s of the samediameter throughout'its,entire length. This casingQis providedwith a'nintur'ned flange 3 at-one endand with a plurality of screw.thre'ads 4"heop'posite end. Suit able heads 5 .1211 .Ormied exteriorl v of thecasing near ndbut spaced inwardly therefrom, ail-c are desi ned to limitthe in- I If pecificatiion of Iiettersla tent. 2

Application filed- J'amiary 9, 1915: I Serial No. 1,388.-- I r"sea-enciward movement ofthe-caps 6. and? as' clearly shown in Fig; 1. VI .Slidable inthe casing '2 is the cylindrical" soap container 8. oneend of which ispro videdwith .the relatively thick inturned 66::-

fiangex'9 having formed therein the screw, threads 10 with which thethreaded plug 11 having the knurled flange 12 formed at its outer end.cooperates. This plug 11 is designed to close the opening in theend of 65 the soap container 8 and also form athumb piece on which pressure isapplied when the brush is being used. The .end. of the container- 8opposite the flange 9 is provided I with the 'inturned 'flange'l whichis arranged to form a valve seat for the plug valvewhich will be morefully- -hereinafter described. 1 v

Extendinginto thet-hr'eaded end of the casing 2 is the plug 1% whichcarries the bristles 15 and which is recessed axiallylas at 16 toreceive the end of the valve'plng opposite theend within the soapcontainer Coniniunicating'with the recess 16 are the apertures 17 whichform soapducts tocarry Q the soap from the interior of the'plu thebristles. .v

The valve plug hereinbefore referred .to, is" designated generally bythe numeral 18 comprises the cvlind'rical'bodv l9 hav 'ng formed at eachend the flanges 20. One of the flanges is of suflicient diameter to"fit. within the recess 1.G., while the opposite flange forms a stopagainst which the washer 21 bears; and this flange provides avalve 90.which seats against the flange 13 hereinbeforereferrerl to] Formedaxiallv in the bodv 19 isa suitable chamber 'orrecess 2'2 whichcommunicatesat one' end with the apertures .17 as clearly shown in Fig.2. Suitable openings 23 are formed laterally of the recess or chamber-22and these openings are arranged diametrically opposite and are-arrangedLO adniitfthe liquid from the container 8 to the chamber when the devicewe is in use.

The cover-F tor the bristle end of the brush p'irferahly pertorated-asat24 in order 'to admitthe air thereto and permit the same to dry. v V I cIt will'bel apparent from the foregoing that in use when it is desiredto, use the brush. the lcaps- 6 and? are removed and pressure is appliedto the plug 11, thus caus-' 7 ing the inner container to slide towardthe 1-10 whence the liquid-enters-the. bristles of the' bristle endofthebrush against thepressure of the spring'25. This will bring the flange13-o'f the container at a point beyond thelateral extremitiesofthe'transverse apertures 23 and permit a portion of the contents ofthe; container18- to enter the chamber 22 and pass into the passages-1'7 from brush. After the. necessarv amount of soap has been obtained,the pressure, is released from, the plug 11 and-it will be apparentthat. under the-influence'of the spring 25 the inner container 8' willreturn to. its normal pwitio'n" illustrated in Fig. 2"and discontinuethefeedin-g of the soap therefrom.

1The brush may then be used in the usual manner and after. the shavingprocess, may

be cleaned and the caps 6 and? replaced,

thus placing the brush in condition for transportation without danger ofleakage. I ll hlle' in the foregoing there has been shown and describedthe. preferred embodiment of this invention it. is'to be understoodfinally hold the container away from the container slidable in thecasing, the soap container being provided with a. filling openingatone'cnd and an outlet opening at, the opposite end, a valve slidablymounted in the outlet opening, said valve being provided with a chamberand having lateral openings communicating with the chamber, abristleholder threaded in the end of the casing and being provided withapertures communicating with'the chamber, and a spring tonorbristle'holder.

'2. 'A fountain brush or the character described including a casing, asoap container slidable 'in the casing, a bristle holder threaded intoone end otthe casing, bristles carried by the bristle holder, a valvecarried by: the bristle holder andextending into the holder, saidbristle holder being provided .with apertures communicating with thebristles, the valve extending into the casing and being provided with apair of transverse apertures communicating with "the chamber, the casingbeing designed to slide downwardly over the valve and cover the openingto permit the contents of the container to flow into the ch amber, and aspring. to return thechamber to its normalclosed position.

3. A fountain'shaving brush of the character described including-a;casing having a flange formed at one end, threads formed at the oppositeend of the casing, a container slidable in the'casi-ng. said containerbeing provided with a filling opening. at the flanged end of the casing.the container being arranged to abut the flange,.a plug for closing il1efilll1'll opening, an mturned flange at. the end of the containeroppositethe filling end, a bristle holder arranged to be threaded intothe casing, bristles carried by the bristle. holder, the bristle holderbeing provided with apertures communicating with the bristles of thebrush to admit soap thereto,.the bristle holder being recessed, a valveseated in the recess, said valve being provided with a chambercommunicating with the apertures in the bristle holder, the' valve alsobeing'provided with lateral open ingscommunicating with the chamber,flanges at each end of the valve, one of said flanges limiting the,outward-movement of the container, the said container being'arranged toslide downwardly on the valve to permit the contents thereof to passinto the chamber through the lateral openings, and a spring to returnthe chamber to its normal. closed position, i

In testimony whereof I 'afiix my signature v in presence of twoWitnesses. I

ARTHUR lVM. SKOWBO.

\Vitnesses: 1 i

E. F. KNOWLES, J. M. THonsoN.

